Without HIM and CDI involvement in creating or reviewing surgical templates, key components of the procedure may not be captured or captured correctly. This session will be presented as a “murder...
Sheila M. Duhon, MBA, RN, CCDS, A-CCRN; Patricia Ann Fountain, BS, RN, MBA, CCDS
This session describes how to translate CDI skills and clinical expertise to the process of physician query. It includes best practices for writing queries using the “four legged stool” approach and...
This session will cover common surgical procedures including Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, low anterior resection, Hartman’s procedure, lymph node dissection, skin grafts/advancement flaps, and tunneled...
This session will walk the CDI specialist or physician advisor through the steps to select high-yield DRGs, analysis methodology to recoup lost revenue, and case-based examples to provide feedback and education for the medical staff.
CDI provides a crucial link to assist in clinical validation of the documented diagnosis to support compliant coding. This session describes conditions that are targeted due to a lack of clinical support and...
Q: Some CDI specialists tell physicians not to document acute renal insufficiency because it does not code to acute renal failure and I am...Read More »